I had to laugh when I got to the second paragraph: “Perhaps photography is one of your hobbies and one day he shows up at your house showing off a very expensive camera that you never knew he owned.”
I was 26 and had just moved to Akron, Ohio. I had traveled all over Asia and South America the previous two years and had taken a lot of photos in my travels. While in Tokyo, I replaced my first Bell & Howell SLR camera (made by Canon) with a real Canon EF and several lenses.
I thought it was time to get some professional training, so I took a photography class at the university and met a great woman who quickly became my girlfriend. I showed her my expensive camera and lens collection from Tokyo and she fell for me. We went on a number of local photo expeditions together and had a great time sharing our hobby. After we drifted apart, she left the real estate business and went on to scout locations for Hollywood movies.
So love-bombing through photography works!
“I was 26 and had just moved to Akron, Ohio. I had traveled all over Asia and South America the previous two years...”
Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Rio De Jeneiro........Akron.